BJ Baldwin 2010 Dakar Rally Race Thread

Show your support to BJ Baldwin during the 2010 Dakar Rally.

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Permalink Reply by Willis on January 2, 2010 at 11:21am

Go gettin em BJ , great to see you racing the rally with Robby again. Lookin forward to following your progress

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 2, 2010 at 3:14pm

Any update on BJ's status?

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 3:17pm

19th 13 minutes back.

Permalink Reply by Terie (aka vassinvegas) on January 2, 2010 at 3:58pm

I'm not. there's a reason the sticker on the back of my Jeep says "Ballistic BJ Baldwin"

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 2, 2010 at 3:53pm

yeah and sorry for the confusion, BJ back to 19th...lol...

Permalink Reply by TOG on January 2, 2010 at 3:56pm

a good loon....lol.....

Permalink Reply by 7gason7 on January 2, 2010 at 4:12pm

Yeah but Robby may punt Sainz, and he would hit the Scoreboard.

Permalink Reply by Terie (aka vassinvegas) on January 2, 2010 at 4:02pm

Very verry happy to see BJ finishing like he should. World class driver in world class equipment!

Permalink Reply by Bill Alexander on January 2, 2010 at 7:12pm

A Dakar rally raid is something you prepare... way ahead of the start, but not necessarily from inside Team Robby Gordon, who had to call on a replacement driver at the very last minute for this 2010 edition. US driver BJ Baldwin, who should never have been racing in the Dakar - at least this year - was called and invited to join the team at the very last minute to replace a sick Ronn Bailey behind the wheels of one of Team Gordon’s Hummers. At the finish of the Cordoba special stage, the 2008 winner of the Baja 500 still could not believe it: "I was asked to join the Dakar on Christmas Day, so I must say I am still not completely at ease in this monster machine. I have not driven such a big car in years." Rather used to being in the Protruck or Trophy Truck circuit for Baja, Baldwin did do pretty well for this first stage that was not really made for two-wheel drive cars; he finished 19th at 13’53’’. As he stepped out of his large Hummer, the driver’s prime concern was to find a tree in the shade to discreetly relieve himself. As for his co-pilot Kellon Walch, who felt queasy, he was trying to recover from this crazy first day.

From... http://www.dakar.com/us/DAKAR/2010/stage-2/portraits.html#29022

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 7:41pm

That's funny as hell...

Permalink Reply by Bill Alexander on January 2, 2010 at 8:29pm

It would need a new mind set that's for sure!

Permalink Reply by FlyHiFlyLo on January 2, 2010 at 8:53pm

Oh god... No kidding.... "Sure I'll ride with you Ronn" Wait... now BJ is taking me for the ride of my life???